MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis will be a speaker at ASMSU’s upcoming event Failure:Lab.

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, recently allocated $25,000 to fund Failure:Lab, a storytelling event that allows spectators to listen in on others’ stories of failure. ASMSU hopes to recoup the funds spent through ticket sales.

“Our idea when thinking about speakers was to have speakers that were well respected among the Spartan community,” ASMSU President Kiran Samra said. “We believe Mark Hollis is looked up to, admired and is relatable to not only students at MSU, but the community as well.”

Failure:Lab currently is slated to feature five additional speakers, including MSU College of Medicine Dean Marsha D. Rappley, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Mike Sager and Detroit emcee Miz Korona.

In between each speaker’s story, local organizations also will perform during Failure:Lab. MSU’s oldest all-male accapella group, The Spartan Dischords, will perform along with musician Joe Hertler and the MSU Slam Poetry Club.

The main purpose of Failure:Lab is to address the stigma surrounding failure and discuss how failure is a part of success.

Speakers are not allowed to elaborate on how their failures led them to later success.

Failure:Lab will take place April 1 at 7 p.m. in the Wharton Center Great Hall.

Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for the public.